Μωϋσῆς

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōše).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsêsm (genitive Μωϋσέως); third declension

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Moses

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Μωυσής (Mōusḗs) is the ancestor of most forms of the name Moses used in Christendom. Most Islamic world forms derive from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā). Most Jewish community forms derive directly from the Hebrew or other Jewish languages.

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